Shaker High School

Shaker High School, is a public high school in Latham, Albany County, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the North Colonie Central School District. Its enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year is 1,963 students.

Not to be confused with Shaker Heights High School.
Shaker High School
Address
445 Watervliet-Shaker Road

Latham
,
(Albany County)
,
New York
12182

United States
Coordinates42°44′10″N 73°44′51″W
Information
School typePublic school (government funded), high school
School districtNorth Colonie Central Schools
NCES District ID3621000[1]
SuperintendentJoseph Core
CEEB code333388
NCES School ID362100002985[2]
PrincipalRichard Murphy
Faculty167[3]
Teaching staff149.12 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12; Ungraded
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment2,024 (2018-19)[4]
 • Ungraded32
Student to teacher ratio13.57[4]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)         
Royal blue and white
MascotBison
NicknameThe Blue Bison
RivalShenendehowa High School, Colonie Raiders
WebsiteShaker High School; North Colonie Central Schools, website

The school's Science Bowl team finished first in their regional competition in 2020 earning trips to the national competition in Washington, DC.

It is part of the North Colonie Central Schools school district, and is fed in part by Shaker Junior High School.

Sports

There are 28 interscholastic sports at Shaker.[5] Shaker's "Blue Bison" sports teams include boys' soccer, basketball, track, Cross Country, golf, ice hockey, wrestling; girls' field hockey, lacrosse; boys' and girls' swimming, diving, gymnastics, tennis, cheerleading, softball, volleyball, bowling, football and baseball. Shaker also has several club teams, including Shaker Crew, the rowing team.[6]

Music

Shaker High School has several curricular band, orchestra, choral, and wind ensembles. Shaker also has 4 extracurricular vocal performance groups, including Shaker Select, and several select instrumental ensembles, including Dixieland Jazz.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for North Colonie Csd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Shaker High School (362100002985)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  3. "The New York State School Report Card Accountability and Overview Report 2010 – 11 School SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL District NORTH COLONIE CSD School ID 01-06-23-06-0010" (PDF). Office of Information and Reporting Services New York State Education Department. April 20, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  4. "SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. "Shaker High School". North Colonie Central School District, Latham, NY. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  6. "Shaker Crew News". Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. "Jazz singer found her voice at Shaker High". Times Union. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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